MD_DA105 DA MD DA105 Whey - Europe MADISON, WI. January 19, 2017 (REPORT 3) WESTERN EUROPE INFORMATION GATHERED 01/09/2017 - 01/20/2017 U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT SWEET WHEY POWDER: Western European whey prices increased at each end of the price range. Demand for food grade whey from Western European customers has recently increased. EU whey exports for 2016 through November increased 4.3% compared with the same period of 2015 according to Eucolait. The main destinations and percentage of total were China, 28.5%; Indonesia, 15.6%; and Malaysia, 10.4%. EU whey imports for the period decreased 9.6%. Main origins and percentage of the total were Switzerland, 88.3%; Norway, 7.2%; and United States, 3.0%. Export volumes were over six times that of import volumes. NONHYGROSCOPIC: 900 - 1,075 0930c eric.graf@ams.usda.gov USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin Dairy Market News website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy Dairy Market News database portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home